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–noun
pl. of ass1.
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–noun
pl. of as2.
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–noun, plural as·ses    Audio Help   [as-iz] Pronunciation Key.
1.a copper coin and early monetary unit of ancient Rome, originally having a nominal weight of a pound of 12 ounces: discontinued c80 b.c.
2.a unit of weight equal to 12 ounces.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L]
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n.   pl. as·ses (ās'ēz', ās'ĭz)
  1. An ancient Roman coin of copper or copper alloy.
  2. An ancient Roman unit of weight equal to about one troy pound.


[Latin as.]

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n.   pl. ass·es (ās'ĭz)
  1. Any of several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, resembling and closely related to the horses but having a smaller build and longer ears, and including the domesticated donkey.
  2. A vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person.


[Middle English asse, from Old English assa, perhaps of Celtic origin, ultimately from Latin asinus.]

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n.   pl. ass·es (ās'ĭz) Vulgar Slang
    1. The buttocks.
    2. The anus.
  1. Sexual intercourse.


[Middle English ars, from Old English ears; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]

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n.   Plural of as2.

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n.   Plural of ass1.

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ass·es 3    Audio Help   (ās'ĭz)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Vulgar Slang
Plural of ass2.

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